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U.S. Justice Department Demands That Oregon Explain Its Sanctuary Laws or Risk Federal Grant Money

November 17, 2017 / PSU-AAUP

Willamette Week
By Katie Shepherd

The U.S. Department of Justice demanded Wednesday that Oregon explain its sanctuary laws, or risk losing federal dollars.

In a letter that was also sent to 28 other so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions," acting Assistant Attorney General Alan Hanson asked the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to account for policies that the U.S. DOJ believes may violate rules tied to federal funding through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant program.

Read the full article at the Willamette Week website here.